In accordance with the CARICC Action Plan for 2025, an assessment mission was conducted in Dushanbe on January 27 to explore the possibilities of establishing an early warning system for synthetic drugs.

The event was attended by experts from CARICC, Central Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Italy, representatives of the competent authorities of the Republic of Tajikistan, as well as specialists from the UNODC Regional Office in Afghanistan, Central Asia, Iran and Pakistan.

Assessment missions are envisaged in the countries of Central Asia. During the study, it is planned to summarize information on each country, with the subsequent development of a list of recommendations and an algorithm of actions to create a regional early warning system for the emergence of synthetic drugs and new psychoactive substances.